Mills, John Russell, 1953-2011-08-022017-05-112011-08-022017-05-112011-05May 2011http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3464textThis treatise, A musical analysis of The abyss suite, examines the musical underpinnings of an original three-movement work for jazz orchestra. Each movement musically represents a certain period of time occurring over the course of an emotional ordeal in my life. Through the incorporation and manipulation of certain musical elements--form, melody, harmony, and other compositional devices--this piece serves as a wordless narrative of that ordeal. The analysis will address each of these elements in turn.application/pdfengMusic compositionAbyss suiteJazz compositionthesis2011-08-022152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3464